logic changes

helper

@@ -243,10 +243,23 @@ setup_mariadb() {
     exit 1
 fi
 
-mysql -u root -p"$mariapwd" <<EOF
+# Create a temporary MySQL defaults file
+local tmpfile
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+cat >"$tmpfile" <<EOF
+[client]
+user=root
+password=$mariapwd
+EOF
+
+# Execute the SQL safely using the temporary file
+mysql --defaults-extra-file="$tmpfile" <<EOF
 CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS \`$dbname\`;
 CREATE USER IF NOT EXISTS '$dbuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$dbpass';
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON \`$dbname\`.* TO '$dbuser'@'localhost';
 FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 EOF
+
+# Remove the temporary file
+rm -f "$tmpfile"
 }